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HELL YES. for like.. 5mil a year for 2 years. That’s all though.

So Red wings do this.. Somehow land Niskanen, sign Boyle. Sign Vanek, sell a few prospects of course, rid the dead weight and trade Franzen. we have a cup contending team maybe. Vanek is the Franzen that actually scores consistently.

let’s be fair: Boyle is still an effective defenseman and his salary would be fine if he could be a mentor on a team with a young, inexperienced defensive core. Hmmmmm? which team would fall into that category Red Wings fans?

As a Sens fan, I’d be very interested. For all the talk that we missed Alfie this year (and we did), Gonchar’s veteran presence was also badly missed. Our D group could use a veteran to stabilize things a bit.

He’s from Ottawa and lives in the area in the offseason, so perhaps he might be willing to give a bit of a hometown discount. I’d go 2 years, $8 million

Boyle has never been an effective defensemen. He has, however, been very effective in the past offensively as a rover. Unfortunately his offense is on the decline because his mobility is also on the decline. And, as a mentor, I think Smith has enough bad habits without Boyle showing him how to totally sherk his defensive responsibilities.

Not saying that there are many alternatives on the market, but i dont feel hes the type Detroit needs.

With Ouelett, Marchenk and Sproul all about a year away from a full-time spot, I’d take Boyle for two years over Niskanen for five (or more). Let Quincey walk and trade Kindl for a bag of pucks (or a third/fourth round pick).

If Almquist can’t cut it, waive or trade him and call up one of the kids. The others would take turns getting called up as injury replacements. By the end of the year, the Wings should have a pretty good idea of who they can count on moving forward.

The Red Wings do not need a 37 year-old Brendan Smith on their blue line.

As Hootinani states, Boyle has never been very good in his own end and relied heavily upon offensive gambling and skating to make up for it. And now, he’s 37 and his skills are slipping. So basically, remove half of his upside.

I would want him for 4.5 2 year contract. Plus the Sharts owe us a trade for him and a bag of pucks like we did for them with Stuie a couple of years ago. Rafalski and Boyle could teach Almquist and the other young d-men how the efficiently use the transition up the ice creating more scoring chances and help with the sorry ass pp.

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